Deodorant and toilet container



DEODORANT AND TOILET CONTAINER Filed May 12, 1939 Patented Mar. 4, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DEODORANT AND TOILET CONTAINER Roy Theodore Clarence Castrique, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Application May 12, 1939, Serial No. 273,247 In Australia July 27, 1938 4 claims. i (ci. 31a- 31) v container, but it is well known that such disind is to overcome this disadvantage and to provide means whereby the disinfecting deodorant, while effecting to useful purpose will also have a maximum life.

With the above object in View, said invention resides in the means employed whereby same is carried into practical effect.

An important feature of the invention resides in the utilisation of a separate compartment fitted within or Xedly or removably secured to the toilet paper container, which latter and said separate container as a unit is anchored by screws to the wall of the lavatory or on a standard or on any other suitable fixture, and is also adapted to be locked against inadvertent and unauthorized opening.

Within the said separate container is placed the deodorant or disinfectant same preferably being in tablet, pilule or lozenge form.

A further feature of the invention resides in the means employed whereby the perfume from said deodorant or disinfectant, tablets, pilules or lozenges, are adapted to permeate and impregnate the toilet papers within the adjacent container and also to disperse within the air of the lavatory, sick room, hospital ward or other like coniined localities, thus always maintaining same in a sweetened condition for the overcoming of disagreeable odours and such like.

A still further feature of the invention resides in the means employed for the removability of the deodorant compartment from the paper or vmain container. Although principally usable in lavatories, it will also be readily appreciated that the herein invention is usable and is highly advahtageous in hospital wards, sick rooms and such like rooms and localities where disagreeable odours are prevalent as above mentioned.

In order, however, that the invention may be more fully understood the construction of the same will be described with the aid of the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a. perspective view of the said invention in the closed position and as anchored to a wall or other fixture.

Figure 2 is a similar anchored and perspective view showing said invention in the open position.

Figure 3 is a sectional View on the line 3--3 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the removable deodorant container, compartment or holder.

Referring to the said drawing- I employ a container, made for example, of sheet metal, and of a box-like form and shape,

same being of approved and suitable dimensions.

This container comprises companion sections I--II fitted and connected together by hinges or such like free pivotal means as I2.

Onevof the said sections as I0 is, by screws, bolts or studs I3, adapted to be anchored, for example, at a convenient position on and to the inner wall I4 of the lavatory or on and to a standard or other xture as may be convenient.

Within the said anchored section Il), and to one end thereof, is freely and snugly fitted a removable compartment or holder I5, same being detachably secured therein by bracket I6, spring clips I1 and/or the like so as to retain same inoperative and usable position.

The outer wall of the said compartment or holder I5 is made or provided with a gap or slot I8 to coincide with and freely fit over the adjacent hingeable pivot pin I2 thus occupying the full available space within the main container,

This compartment or holder I5 carries and holds the aforementioned deodorant tablets, pilules, lozenges or other disinfectant or air sweetening and disagreeable odour dispersing means.

The outer walls of the saidl compartment or holder I5 are made with perforations or slots I9 wherethrough issues the perfume from the said tablets, pilules, lozenges on other disinfectant.

These perforations or slots I9 coincide with perforated or slotted formations 20, made and provided in the adjacent walls of the companion hinged section II of the main container, when the whole is in the closed operative position. This allows of the perfume from the said deodorant or disinfectant to have a free passage Ifrom the container into the outer and` surrounding atmosphere for the sweetening of same ing a stationary and amovablesection, said latcontainer, adjacent said paper compartment, and

also from around the said adjacent Wall.

When charged With paperand'deodorant or` disinfectant as above set forth, the container as a Whole is adapted by lock 24 to be closely sealed against inadvertent or unauthorized opening. It Will thus be seen from the foregoing that L' by this invention I provide a combined and/ort detachably connected deodo-rant (or disinfectant). and toilet paper container which, by its constructi'on,-enables` the said toilet` paper and also the outer atmosphere Within lavatories, hospital Wardsand sickrooms or such like confined spaces or localities to Ybe,perfumed.f.'Ihis perfuming of the papers and atmosphere thereby overcomes all disagreeable odours, and maintains such atmosphere always in-asweetened, healthy and clean condition, and which it iswell known is essential, especially in sick rooms, hospital Wards and such like as hereinbefore set forth.

' vI do notWish to be -arbitrarily confined to the hereinbefore described details, since I may if necessary have to depart therefrom, and While I have described the essential rcharacteristics or l myinvention, I desire it to Lbe understood that various and suitable modifications may be made thereinvvithout departing from the spirit, scope andambit of the invention. f f

Iclaim: nl.' Y ,v if k1. Azcontainer of the class described, .comprister section being provided With a plurality .fof slotsv ateach end-.fof said section, a bracket removably secured in said stationary. section, said side by a third wall, one of said side Walls and said third Wall having a plurality of openings, and means for securing said compartment to said bracket.

2. A container of the class described, comprising a casing having a stationary and a movable section, said movable section being pivotally secured to said stationary section, said latter section` beingtprovided with means for securing said section to a support, a bracket mounted in said stationary section havingan upstanding flange at each end thereof, the end Wall of said stationaryvsection and one of said upstanding iianges defining a channel, a compartment adapted to be secured in said channel, said compartment com- "prising apair of side walls joined at one of its edges by` a third Wall, a plurality of openings in fone of said side Walls and said third Wall, means for securing said compartment to said bracket, and slots in said movable section at each end thereof, the slots at one end-corresponding to the openings in said compartment whereby air may pass from said container and said compartment and into the atmosphere and back into the container through said group of slots at opposite end of said section.

3. A container of the class described, comprising a main rcasing divided into two companion sections, a` plurality of slots at each end of one of said companion sections, a -bracket mounted upon the otherof said companion sectionshaving an upstandingL flange at each end thereof, a channel formed between said bracket andy one end of said companion, section, a U-shaped compartment mounted in said channel and adapted to hold a supply of deodorant, said compartment having a plurality of openings therein, said openings'corresponding to the openings at one end of said lcompanion section, and means for securing'said compartment to said bracket.

4. vA container of the class described, Acomprising a stationary section housing having a companion section pivotally secured thereto and embracing said stationary section, characterized by a bracket Within said stationary section, an upstanding'V lip made integral with lsaid bracketand spaced'fro'm a companion'lip at one end of the floor of the statonary section of said casing, a U-sha'ped compartment removably disposed between said lips and means to secure said compartment to one of said lips.

ROY THEODORE CLARENCE CASTRIQUE., 

